Project...praise the lowered

[(joey)]

so i finally gained some on the build this week.i managed to do some sheet metal trimming on the inner panels of both box sides,ordered in 3 lengths of 1x1 and 3 lengths of1x2 steel tubing for my box sides and floor frame.in the pictures you can see when i trimmed the inner box sides and on the underside i spot welded 1x1 tubing to give it plenty of strength to stay upright when i weld them to the bed floor frame.for the openings im going to mount some stainless or aluminum for a nice clean look.i also welded my front tubing in place for the custom front bed panel.on top of all this i hung the tail gate and started fixing dents.the old girl was well used.not sure if i posted this before but in the pics you can see the custom tailgate latch release i made when i shaved the original one.really feels like im getting somewhere again\

[chevy2racr]

good to see ya making some progress again! we've been waiting!

[(joey)]

Originally Posted by chevy2racr

good to see ya making some progress again! we've been waiting!

slow going but speeding up again.i plan to have the rest of the truck trailered back to my buddys place this weekend.then the sparks will really fly

[YBNORML]

Awesome build!! Took me almost an hour to read the whole thread, definately worth it.
Looking forward to some more updates.

[chevy88]

Nice build, lots of ingenuity here.

[(joey)]

Originally Posted by YBNORML

Awesome build!! Took me almost an hour to read the whole thread, definately worth it.
Looking forward to some more updates.

Originally Posted by chevy88

Nice build, lots of ingenuity here.

welcome to the build guys.it gets my a$$ back in gear knowing i have more people following.stick around,shes finally coming to an end.

[Gokart Mozart]

another subscribed
I like the idea of the chrome parts from the old mixed with the JDBB and the hood is killer!

[(joey)]

Originally Posted by Gokart Mozart

another subscribed
I like the idea of the chrome parts from the old mixed with the JDBB and the hood is killer!

thanks.it should be a good combo all together.i actually had to paint the door handles and headlight buckets for now.they were more rusty then i thought.they will have to do until i order new ones

[67cheby]

do you have a closer pic of you tailgate latch ? looks pretty cool !

[(joey)]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

do you have a closer pic of you tailgate latch ? looks pretty cool !

i dont think i have a close up.if i think of it tomorrow i will snap one for you.its kind of like a twist latch.it was one of the first mods i did when i started this project many moons ago

[slick copper]

Good progress! Can't wait to see it all together man!

[(joey)]

sorry cheby,i didnt make it to the shop today.i will try for tomorrow.
and as always ....thanks for the kind words slick copper,im so excited to finally get to the home stretch.then the real fun begins.

[(joey)]

got them cheby.it was just something quick and clean i made to relocate the latch to the inside

[67cheby]

pretty neat, a simple cool idea !

[VA72C10]

That's cool. Simple and clean!

[(joey)]

quick update......big step in the build today...this morning i had the ol girl moved to my buddy's shop.after a real messy canadian winter style commute it arrived looking like i spent the weekend at the salt flats.so after i do a little cleaning i can now get some serious work done.big thanks to my buddy and his nephew for helping me get it hauled over.

[stepside83]

this is a cool build for sure cant wait to see more

[(joey)]

Originally Posted by stepside83

this is a cool build for sure cant wait to see more

well since you cant wait here you go...haha.got the box some what in place.have to do a little more trimming on the rear of the frame to get it snugged against the cab.it was a good night

[Cameron 1137]

that looks awesome!

[67cheby]

Nice
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[(joey)]

Originally Posted by Cameron 1137

that looks awesome!

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Nice
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its nice to have it looking like a truck again.and another quick update,its out with the old and in with the new booster.i was quite lucky the new booster fit the mounting holes.only thing i had to do was make a custom bracket from the rod to the sierra brake pedal heres a couple snap shots of it mocked up in place.it made so much more room over the old one.also just ordered a aluminum air tank.should have it in a week or so.forgot to mention i tried to fit on the hood today.with the body drop a sensor in the top of my intake is about 2 inches too high.im going to have to get creative to solve this problem

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by (joey)

its nice to have it looking like a truck again.and another quick update,its out with the old and in with the new booster.i was quite lucky the new booster fit the mounting holes.only thing i had to do was make a custom bracket from the rod to the sierra brake pedal heres a couple snap shots of it mocked up in place.it made so much more room over the old one.also just ordered a aluminum air tank.should have it in a week or so.forgot to mention i tried to fit on the hood today.with the body drop a sensor in the top of my intake is about 2 inches too high.im going to have to get creative to solve this problem

The F-body intake is much lower but will require some creativity with the hoses and the truck accessories. If I remember right the truck upper radiator outlet on the water pump is in the way of the F-body throttle body. I have seen them re-clocked to clear but I don't know how they did it.

[(joey)]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

The F-body intake is much lower but will require some creativity with the hoses and the truck accessories. If I remember right the truck upper radiator outlet on the water pump is in the way of the F-body throttle body. I have seen them re-clocked to clear but I don't know how they did it.

i would love to go with a ls1 style intake but i cant make that happen this year.we have our first little one on the way so the build budget got a little tighter.im leaning towards building my hood in to a cowl induction or do a custom shaker style intake cover through the hood.the gears in the head are still turning haha

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by (joey)

i would love to go with a ls1 style intake but i cant make that happen this year.we have our first little one on the way so the build budget got a little tighter.im leaning towards building my hood in to a cowl induction or do a custom shaker style intake cover through the hood.the gears in the head are still turning haha

I have seen guys clean up the truck intakes by removing the ugly bosses on top, epoxy filling as needed then sanding & painting them. They turn out pretty nice that way and might give you the clearance you need for just some elbow grease for the most part.

I will see if I can find a link to the build thread I am thinking about for you.

[(joey)]

quick update: yesterday afternoon i got some small time consuming things off the list.made some rubber grommets for the fire wall,removed the steering column and relocated the mount bracket so the wheel will be a little closer,did some die grinding on the holes for the brake booster mount so it sits more level,did some body work to the firewall where i burnt welding the gas pedal mount,organized some wiring under the dash.ect.small boring stuff i put off long enough.today i drove home to visit some family and ended up giving my father a hand sanding and blocking the body for his hotrod project.after waiting over a year for canadian company to make his body he decided to go with another company form the U.S who delivered one to the door.great product.so now he can finally get back at it.i cant wait to get both of the projects done and start hitting some shows.heres a couple pics